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WLAN connection facilitated via near field communication

a near field communication and wlan technology, applied in the field of mobile communications, can solve the problems of consuming battery charge, wasting time, and wasting process resources, and achieve the effect of facilitating learning

Active Publication Date: 2012-02-14
SONY CORP
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Benefits of technology

The patent describes a technology called near field communication (NFC) that allows mobile devices to automatically connect to wireless networks without needing to search for them. This is done by using a NFC device in the mobile device that communicates with a nearby NFC tag in a wireless network. The NFC device collects information about the network from the tag and the mobile device automatically connects to it. This eliminates the need for manual setup and allows for quicker and easier connections. The technology can be used in various mobile devices like phones and laptops.

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Typically, the communication device continuously searches for available wireless networks, thus consuming battery charge.
A periodic searching alternative, although somewhat more energy conservative, is still wasteful.
Such process is cumbersome and time consuming.

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[0014]In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of exemplary embodiments. It should be apparent, however, that exemplary embodiments may be practiced without these specific details or with an equivalent arrangement. In other instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring exemplary embodiments.

[0015]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an exemplary mobile communications device 100, such as a cellular phone, laptop computer, or the like. User interface 109 includes display 111, keypad 113, microphone 115, and speaker 117. Display 111 provides a graphical interface that permits a user of mobile communication device 100 to view call status, configurable features, contact information, dialed digits, directory addresses, menu options, operating states, time, and other service information, such as physical configuration po...

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Abstract

A near field communication (NFC) device is utilized in a mobile communications device to facilitate sensing the presence of and connecting to a wireless local area network (WLAN). A user can position the mobile communications device in close proximity to a designated location of a WLAN establishment at which an NFC device is situated. Near field communication is then detected and WLAN data can then be communicated by near field communication to the NFC reader in the mobile communications device. The NFC reader is coupled to a controller of the mobile communications device to input data received by the NFC device to the controller for processing. The data are utilized to facilitate connection to the WLAN.

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BACKGROUND[0001]The present invention relates to mobile communications, more particularly to communication via wireless local area networks.[0002]Wireless communication devices, such as cellular phones, laptop computers, pagers, personal communication systems (PCS), personal digital assistants (PDA), and the like, provide advantages of ubiquitous communication without geographic or time constraints, as well as the added security of being able to contact help in the event of an emergency. These devices provide the convenience of a handheld communication device that is capable of increased functionality. An expanding variety of additional features have become available, for example, short or multimedia messaging, multimedia playback, electronic mail, audio-video capturing, interactive gaming, data manipulation, web browsing, and the like. Other enhancements, such as, location-awareness features, e.g., global position system (GPS) tracking, enable mobile communication devices to monito...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04B5/00H04B5/48H04W4/02H04W4/50H04W4/80
CPCH04W4/001H04W12/04H04W48/08H04W4/008H04W84/12H04W4/02H04W4/50H04W4/80H04W12/50H04W88/06H04W48/16H04W8/005H04W76/10
Inventor DUNKO, GREGORY A.
Owner SONY CORP
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